Car crash victim identified as 33-year-old Mount Olive man

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Alabama - Authorities today released the identity of a man killed Wednesday night in a two-car crash in Jefferson County.

The Jefferson County Coroner's Office identified the victim as Cory Timothy Capps, 33, of Mount Olive.

The crash happened just after 6 p.m. near the intersection of Brookside Coalburg Road and Archer Lane. Authorities said Capps' 1994 Chevrolet pickup truck veered into traffic in the oncoming lane and collided head on with a Dodge Durango.

Capps was thrown from his truck. He was pronounced dead on the scene at 6:18 p.m.

No information was immediately available on the driver of the other vehicle, who was taken to UAB Hospital.